Admission of New States to the International Community - Christian Hillgruber "There are only very few branches of international law which are of greater, or more persistent, interest and significance for the law of nations than the question of Recognition of States ... Yet there is probably no other subject in the field of international relations in which law and politics appear to be more closely interwoven." more

2  "...Reason has a legitimate function to fulfill, for which it is perfectly adapted; and this is to justify and illumine for man his various experiences and to give him faith and conviction in holding on to the enlarging of his consciousness. But reason cannot arrive at any final truth because it can neither get to the root of things nor embrace their totality..." Sri Aurobindo

தினமணி-  உலகத் தமிழர் கற்க வேண்டிய பாடங்கள் "அரசியல் அடிமைத்தனங்களிலிருந்தும், அதிகார அடிமைத்தனங்களிலிருந்தும் தமிழர்கள் இன்னும் முழு விடுதலை பெறவில்லை. குடிபெயர்ந்த நாடுகளில், `கூலி' என்ற பெயர் மாறி, குடிமக்கள் என்ற நிலையைத் தமிழர் அடைந்துவிட்ட போதிலும், அந்தந்த நாடுகளில் தமிழர் இரண்டாம் தரக் குடிமக்களாகவே இருந்து வருகின்றனர். தமிழருடைய இந்நிலைக்குக் காரணம், அயலார் என்று கருதுவதும், பழிப்பதும் தவறு. தமிழருடைய அன்றைய வீழ்ச்சிக்கும், இன்றைய வீழ்ச்சிக்கும் காரணர் தமிழரே." more

2. "Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future, too." - Marcus Aurelius, circa A.D.150

�Oh, the circumstances in my case are quite different, I am a different thing from any yet recorded in history, stronger, more virtuous and moral, better organised. I am God�s favourite and can never come to harm.� 

And so the old drama is staged again and acted till it reaches the old catastrophe..."  more

2.Suresh Sri - Taste of  Tamil Eelam

2. Sachi Sri Kantha writes from Japan on Kethesh Loganathan: the loose cannon  "Since Kethesh Loganathan (K.L) is no longer living, I�ll not hit below the belt in this commentary. Concurrently, I�ll also not refrain from commenting about his scarred political underbelly. In variance to the eulogies which have appeared to-date, penned by anti-LTTE scribes (Dayan Jayatilleka and D.B.S.Jeyaraj, to name a few), if he was indeed a Tamil intellectual as presented by his admirers, I take the view that K.L deserves a more fair appraisal of his professional career..." more

3. Sanmugam Sabesan writes from Australia - போருக்குள் எத்தனை அர்த்தங்கள்! ."..ஆயினும் நிலைமை கட்டுக்கடங்காமல் போவதைத் தடுப்பபதற்காக சர்வதேசம் விடுதலைப்புலிகள் மீது மென் போக்கு சமிக்ஞைகளை விரைவில் காட்டக்கூடும். இந்த மென்போக்கு சமிக்ஞைகள் ஊடாகச் சர்வதேசம் தன்னை ஒரு நடுநிலையாளனாகக் காட்டிக் கொண்டு தனது அடுத்த கட்ட செயற்பாட்டை நோக்கி நகரக்கூடும்..." more

4.  Selected Writings - Fr. Chandiravarman Sinnathurai  to include Elliptical Illusion: PEACE

5. Selected Writings - Dr. Adrian Wijemanne to include A Tribute by Neville Jayaweera "Judging by the current trends, Wijemanne's view that unless Tamil grievances are rapidly remedied through negotiations, Eelam, or at least a confederation, is inevitable, may not be so delusional as some may think. Adrian Wijemanne may not have had his head served on a platter, but he may yet prove to have been  the prophet of his generation." more

Opening of Seminar at Zurich, Switzerland:
Dr. Robert Nopers, Director, Berghof Foundation, Sri Lanka 
and Mr. Coomaran Tarcisius, Project Director, Centre for Just Peace and Democracy 

2. Sachi Srikantha suggests a A Pit List for the President  "According to a recent report which appeared in the Daily Mirror (Colombo) of Aug.16, 2006, President Mahinda Rajapakse is unhappy. This is what the news report had mentioned.  �Unhappy over undue prominence given to the LTTE in the media, President Mahinda Rajapaksa is seriously considering introducing a set of guidelines to all media organizations.� I know. I know. One can feel President Mahinda Rajapakse�s unhappiness and gripe. �Undue prominence given to the LTTE in the media�. This has been a vexing problem for me too. So much junk and nonsense is being written about LTTE. So, I like to help President Rajapakse with my pit list. Don�t misquote me on this. It�s my pit list, and not the hit list..." more

B.Raman Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India on Pak Intelligence Base in Colombo  "Now (June 2004)  that the Sri Lankan Government seems to have confronted India with a fait accompli by agreeing to the appointment of a die-hard anti- Indian sponsor of terrorism  against India  (Col. Wali) as the head of the Pakistani diplomatic mission in Colombo, India has to carefully analyse the implications of his presence in Colombo and take the necessary follow-up action. His presence in Colombo will pose a threat not only to India's national security, but also to stability and law and order in Sri Lanka's Eastern Province." more

2. Sri Lankan Tamil Society & Politics - Karthigesu Sivathamby "...The ethnic crisis of Sri Lanka has internationalised the problem of the Tamils in Sri Lanka. A closer study of these people has now become essential to understand the nature of the Tamil demands, the group tensions within the Tamil ethnos, the political nuances that one has to be aware of, and, of course, the attempts made to thwart the Tamil unity and thereby lessen the intensity of the Tamil political demands.." more

பழ.நெடுமாறன்: சிங்கள வெறியர்களின் கொலை வெறி தமிழ்ச் சிறுமிகளைக் கூட விட்டு வைக்கவில்லை more

தமிழ்நாடு முதல்வர் கருணாநிதி -   "இலங்கையின் இராணுவ நடவடிக்கைகளில் கொடுமை நிறைந்த நிகழ்ச்சியாக குழந்தைகள் காப்பகம் தாக்கப்பட்டு குண்டுமாரி பொழிந்து 60-க்கும் மேற்பட்ட இளஞ்சிறார்களை கொன்று குவித்திருப்பது மனிதாபிமானம் ஒரு சிறிதும் அற்ற செயல் என்றே கருதப்பட வேண்டியுள்ளது". more

வைகோ கண்டனம்: செஞ்சோலையில் கோர நர்த்தனம் ஆடிய சிங்கள அரசு ஒரு பயங்கரவாத அரசு more

1. On Kadirgamar, Khlestakov and Kumar Ponnambalam "..Following his assassination (an year ago) on Aug.12, 2005, the Sinhalese apologists contributing to the muffled mass media in Colombo profusely heaped praise to the memory of Lakshman Kadirgamar. They oozed endearing encomiums on Kadirgamar as the next incarnation of Ponnambalam Arunachalam (1853-1924), a Tamil visionary of colonial Ceylon, who had died 8 years before Kadirgamar�s birth. Was Kadirgamar really an academic and political heavyweight, as his eulogies in the Colombo press touted to be? Should this be of interest to Eelam Tamils now? For accuracy�s sake and societal record, one cannot allow the truth to be compromised..." more

2. Random Thoughts on K.Thurairatnam, the Point Pedro Federalist  "This is a delayed remembrance piece, albeit one year late. I had intended to contribute this last year to remember Kathiripillai Thurairatnam (1930-1995). August 10^th is his birth date, and had he lived, he would have been 75 last year. He died on September 23, 1995, and his death had passed quietly. The assassination of then Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar on August 12^th last year diverted my attention then to write about him. Though one year late, I had felt a need to contribute these random thoughts on Thurairatnam, for one particular reason...." more

An Introduction: அறிமுகம் - Temple Mural Paintings of Tamil Nadu - M.V. Bhaskar and K.T. Gandhirajan

comment by tamilnation.org "M.V. Bhaskar and K.T. Gandhirajan have made an important and significant contribution towards helping to preserve the heritage of the Tamil people by setting about the task of systematically digitizing the mural paintings in the temples of Tamil Nadu and making them freely available at their website. Theirs is a labour of love and will be received with affection by Tamils living in many lands and across distant seas." more

1. Sanmugam Sabesan - த(க)ண்ணீருக்கும் அப்பால்.... "..,தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகள் இயக்கத்தை விட்டு கருணா பிரிந்த பின்பு தென்தமிழீழத்தில் புலிகளின் பலம் குறைந்து விட்டது என்ற கருத்தை அரச ஊடகவியலாளர்களும், சில அரசியல் ஆய்வாளர்கள் பரப்பி வந்தார்கள். இன்று இந்த சமர் கருணா என்பது ஒரு மாயை என்பதை மீண்டும் நிரூபித்து விட்டது...." more

2. Oru Paper - A Nice Little War "It is the old story about the losing gambler: he cannot stop. He continues to play, in order to win his losses back. He continues to lose and continues to gamble, until he has lost everything: his house, his wife, his shirt...  it is much easier to start a war than to finish one. President Rajapakse�s government believes that it controls the war, but in reality it is the war that controls them...  Sri Lankan government got carried away by the floods that they themselves have let loose. That is what happened this week, following the battle of Mavil Aaru...." more

Sinhala Buddhist Chauvinism - the Record Speaks: The Word... - The Only Practical Solution is Genocide of Tamils says  D Kannangara in the Sinhala owned Lankaweb  "Many wonder what is the ultimate solution to our burning problem... It is time that we learn from our history... Mahawamsa describes in great detail how genocide was used effectively. . Without advancing this historically tried and tested solution, there can never be an end to our problems..." more and the Deed...

2. "...Linking of the land based Main Supply Route (MSR) to Jaffna through Killinochchi would be achieved by February 4, next year - I will shake hands with Pirabaharan after we defeat him. Those who scoff at our plans are in for a shock.." - Sinhala Sri Lanka Deputy Defence Minister, General Ratwatte, 14 December 1997 - 9 years ago

2. நோர்வேயின் சிறப்பு சமாதானத் தூதுவர் ஜோன் ஹன்சன் பௌயரை சந்தித்த பின்னர் சு.ப.தமிழ்ச்செல்வன் ஊடகவியலாளர்களுக்கு வழங்கிய நேர்காணல்

3. Sri Lanka forces launch fresh attacks on reservoir  - BBC "...Nordic truce monitors said the army continued to fire artillery at Tiger areas near the blocked Maavilaru sluice gate. "It is quite obvious they are not interested in water. They are interested in something else," said Tommy Lekenmyr, chief of staff for the unarmed Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission, told Reuters news agency. "We will blame this on the government." he added." more

4. Sri Lanka Secretariat for Coordinating Peace (SCOPP) Press Release " SLMM had entered Mavil Aru area unannounced.. "  [c.f. GoSL paying scant regard  to Norway's peace efforts - LTTE]

1. A Concerned Tamil from USA - re International Federation of Tamils letter to UNICEF on Child Soldiers  "...I do not know how the IFT can say that  'Enlisting children under the age of 18 years by armed groups is not a breach of the Optional Protocol'  when Article 4 of the Optional Protocol of the Convention on the Rights of the Child reads:  "4(1). Armed groups that are distinct from the armed forces of a State should not, under any circumstances, recruit or use in hostilities persons under the age of 18 years." together with Comment by tamilnation.org 

2. Sanmugam Sabesan from Australia - ஹிட்லரும் மகிந்தவும்

Tamil Americans protest in front of US Capitol urging the US Government to take action against Colombo for its war crimes against the Northeast Tamils more